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Skin, hair, and nails   Integumentary system  
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Skin protects against foreign invasion by providing a first, second, and third lines of defense known as:   The moat, the castle wall, and the knights and soldiers  
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Specialized cells present in the skin that engulf any foreign substances (antigens) that invade the body when the skin is injured and then alert the immune system.   Langerhans' cells  
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The largest organ of the body that plays a major role in homeostasis.   Skin  
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What is the role of skin in homeostasis?   Helps regulate body temperature and maintains fluid and electrolyte balance  
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The 3 layers of the skin   Subcutaneous fat (adipose tissue), dermis (corium), and epidermis  
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The innermost layer of the skin, lying over muscle and bone   Adipose tissue  
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What is the function of fat cells in skin?   energy reserve in event extra calories are needed to power the body; heat insulators; absorb shock; and protect against injury by padding internal structures  
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The layer above the fat layer   Dermis or corium  
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What is the composition of the dermis?   connective tissue that contains no cells; collagen; and elastic fibers that are interwoven to give skin both flexibility and strength  
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Protein formed by dermal cells; the main component of dermal tissue; increases in injured areas and helps form scar tissue   Collagen  
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Dermal cells   fibroblasts  
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A protein lubricant produced by fibroblasts that contributes to the skin's normal suppleness and turgor   Ground Substance  
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The major component of elastic fiber   Elastin  
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Rich in sensory nerves that transmit sensatons of touch, pressure, temp, pain, and itch   Dermis  
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The dermis has capillaries and lymph vessels for the exchange of what two components?   oxygen and heat  
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The outer layer of skin   Epidurmis  
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Finger-like projections that anchor epidermis to dermis tissue   Dermal papillae  
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The fingers of epidermal tissue that project into the dermis   Rete pegs  
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Protective barrier between the body and the environment that is less than 1mm thick   Epidermis  
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How does the epidermis recieve its nutrients?   By diffusion from the blood vessels in the dermal layer through the basement membrane  
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Basal cells attaached to the basement membrane that continuously divide to form new cells   Keratinocytes  
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Older keratinocytes that are pushed upward and flattened to form the stratified layers of the epithelium   Malpighian layers  
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The outermost skin layer; dead cells that are shed from the skin   Stratum corneum or horny layer  
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The protein that makes the horny layer waterproof   Keratin  
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How long does a keratinocyte take to move from the basement membrane to the skin surface   28 to 45 days  
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Activated in epidermis by UV light   Vitamin D  
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Where does vit D promote uptake of dietary calcium?   Intestinal tract (distributed by blood)  
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Pigment-producing cells found at basement membrane that give color to skin and account for racial differences in skin tone   Melanocytes  
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What causes darker skin tones?   The size of the pigment granules contained in each cell  
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Pigment granules   melanin  
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What is the role of melanin   To protect the skin from damage by UV light  
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Melanin production increases in areas that have what characteristics?   Endocrine changes or inflammation  
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A thick protective pelt worn by most mammals   Hair  
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Located in dermal layer of skin, but are actually extensions of the epidermal layer   Hair Follicles  
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Formed by a round column of keratin within each hair follicle   Hair shaft  
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Tougher than skin keratin   Hair keratin  
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What determines a person's hair color?   genetical determined by rate of melanin production  
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hair growth occurs in _______   cycles; growth phase followed by resting phase  
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Extensions of keratin-producing epidermal layers of the skin   nails  
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Nails serve as useful tools for ____ and _____   grasping and scraping  
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The white, cresent-shaped portion of the nail at the lower end of the nail plate   lunula  
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Nail keratin is formed and nail growth begins here   Nail matrix (Lunula)  
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A continuous but slow process   nail growth  
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How long does fingernail replacement take?   3-4 months  
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How long does toenail replacement take?   up to 12 months  
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A layer of keratin at the nail fold that attaches the nail plate to the soft tissue of the nail fold   Cuticle  
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Distributed over entire skin surface except for the palms and hands of soles of feet   Sebaceous glands  
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A mildly bacteriostatic fat-containing substance that lubricates the skin and reduces water loss from the skin surface; Produced by sebaceous glands   Sebum  
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Eccrine and apocrine glands   Sweat glands  
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Arise from epithelial cells; found over entire skin surface and are not associated with the hair follicle; odorless, colorless, isotonic secretions   Eccrine sweat glands  
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Role of Eccrine glands   Regulation of temperature  
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stimulation of sweat form eccrine glands & resultant water evaporation can cause the body to lose as much as ____ of fluid in a single day   10-12 Liters /day  
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In direct contact with the hair follicle; interactions with skin bacteria with secretions causes distinctive body odor   Apocrine Sweat glands  
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The single most important factor leading to degeneration of th skin components   chronic sun exposure  
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Can increase risk for skin lesions and delay wound healing   Protein deficiencies, vitamin deficiencies, and obesity  
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Can lead to vitamin deficiencies and related skin changes   fat-free diets and chronic alcoholism  
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Initial reaction to a problem that alters one of the structural components of the skin   Primary lesion  
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Changes in appearance that occur with progression of an underlying disease or in response to a topical or systemic therapeutic intervention   Secondary lesion  
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thickend skin   lichenified  
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ABCD (Skin cancer)   Asymmetry: of shape Border: irregularity Color: variation within one lesion Diameter: greater than 6 mm  
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TSSE   Total skin self-examininatoin (monthly)  
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May reflect problems of excessive moisture   Rashes  
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Freckles, flat moles, rubella; flat lesions of less than 1 cm in diameter; white, red, or brown   Macules  
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Lipomas; elevated marble-like lesions more than 1 cm wide and deep   Nodules  
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vitiligo, cafe au lait spots; macules that are larger than 1 cm in diameter; slight scale or fine wrinkles   Patches  
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sebaceous cysts; nodules filled with either liquid or semisolid material that can be expressed   Cysts  
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Warts or elevated moles; small, firm, elevated lesions less than 1 cm in diameter   Papules  
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acute dermitities; blisters filled with clear fluid; less than 1 cm in diameter   Vesicles  
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second-degree burns; blisters filled with clear fluid; greater than 1 cm in diameter   Bullae  
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psoriasis or seborrheic keratosis; elevated, plateau-like patches more than 1 cm in diameter that do not extend intot eh lower skin layers   Plaques  
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acne, acute impetigo; vesicles filled with cloudy or purulent fluid   Pustules  
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urticaria, insect bites; elevated irregularly shaped, transient areas of dermal edem   Wheals  
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varicella; wider than fissues but involve on the epidermis; often associated with vesicles, bullae, or pustules   Erosions  
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exfoliative dermatitis and psoriasis; visibly thickened stratum corneum; appear dry and usually whitish; seen most often with papules and plaques   Scales  
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stage 3 pressure sores; deep erosions that extend beneath the epidermis and involve the dermis and sometimes the subcutaneous fat   Ulcers  
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eczema, late-stage impetigo; composed of dried serum or pus on surface of skin, beneath which liquid debris may accumulate; frequently result from broken vesicles, bullae, or pustules   crusts and oozing  
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chronic dermatitis; palpably thickened areas of epidermis with accentuated skin markings; caused by chronic rubbing and scratching   Lichenifications  
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athlete's foot; linear cracks in the epidermis, which often extend into the dermis   Fissures  
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Striae, aged skin; characterized by thinning of the skin surface with loss of skin markings; skin is translucent and paper-like; skin depression occurs when dermal layer is involved   Atrophy  
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Ringlike with raised borders around flat, clear centers of normal skin   annular  
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circular   circinate  
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well-defined with sharp borders   circumscribed  
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several lesions grouped together   clustered  
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lesions that merge with one another and appear confluent   coalesced  
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widespread, involving most of th body with intervening areas of normal skin; generalized   diffuse  
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occurring in a straight line   linear  
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with wavy borders, resembling a snake   serpiginous  
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all areas of the body involved, with no areas of normal-appearing skin   universal  
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classified as normal or abnormal, depending on the cause   vascular changes or markings  
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birthmarks, cherry angiomas, spider angiomas, venous stars   normal vascular changes  
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bleeding under the skin that may progress from red to purple to brownish yellew, petechiae, and ecchymoses; abnormal   purpuric lesions  
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small, reddish purple lesions less than 0.5mm in diameter that do not fade or blanch when pressure is applied; indicate increased capillary fragility   petechiae  
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a condition frequently seen in patients who have chronic venous insufficiency   Stasis dermatitis  
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larger areas of hemorrhage that range in size from several millimeters to many centimeters   ecchymoses  
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lice eggs   nits  
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A collecton of patchy or diffuse white or gray scales on the surface of the scalp   Dandruff  
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Excessive growth of body hair or hair growth in abnormal body areas   Hirsutism  
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May occur as a result of circulatory problems and decreased blood flow to extremities   body hair loss, especially on feet or lower legs  
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Abnormal nails   Dystrophic  
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Fungal infection that may cause a "heaped-up" appearance of the toenails   Onychomycosis  
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Required to soften the nail plates before they can be trimmed   warm-water soak or lubrication with petroleum jelly  
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Thin and bend easily with pressure; associated with malnutrition, chronic arthritis, myxedema, and peripheral neuritis   soft nail plates  
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can split; may be caused by repeated exposure to water and detergents, whcih damage the plate over time   brittle nails  
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Separation of the nail plate form the nail bed   Onycholysis  
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Inflammation of skin around the nail that often occurs with a torn cuticle or ingrown toenail   paronychia  
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Lifting or puncturing of the outer surface of a lesion   unroofing  
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A small, circular, cutting instrument ranging in diameter from 2-6 mm; small plug of tissue is cut and removed ; closed with 1-2 sutures or no sutures necessary   Punch Biopsy  
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Remove only the portion of skin elevated above surrounding tissue when injected with loal anesthtic; indicated for superficial or raised lesions; use of scalpel or razor blade   Shave Biopsy  
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Larger or deeper specimens obtained by excision with scapel; sutured   Excisional Biopsy  
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May control bleeding of biopsy site   Topical hemostatic agent  
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A handheld, long-wavelength ultraviolet (black) light   Wood's light  
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A noninvasice and painless techinque that eliminates erythema cause by increased blood flow to the skin   Diascopy  
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